Red carpet the night of the MELANCHOLIA (2011) premier at Cannes. Cast of the film at Cannes. photo by Vanessa McMahon
Red carpet the night of the MELANCHOLIA (2011) premier at Cannes. Actress Kirsten Dunst.photo by Vanessa McMahon
Red carpet the night of the MELANCHOLIA (2011) premier at Cannes. Actress Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Rampling, Charlotte Gainsbourg and director Lars von Trier. photo by Vanessa McMahon
Red carpet the night of the MELANCHOLIA (2011) premier at Cannes. Director Lars von Trier and actress Kirsten Dunst.photo by Vanessa McMahon
Red carpet the night of the MELANCHOLIA (2011) premier at Cannes. Director Lars von Trier. photo by Vanessa McMahon
Red carpet the night of the MELANCHOLIA (2011) premier at Cannes. photo by Vanessa McMahon
‘Melancholia’, dictionary description… “a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme depression, bodily complaints, and often hallucinations and delusions”.Smash ceremony to pieces. Hype, ego, pomp, sensationalism, formality, persona, ceremony… Blow it to smithereens and what is left? A whole new way of looking at the world around us, whether real or imaginary, an altered perspective. Well, we’ve all seen that Lars von Trier is a fan of ...
WE HAVE A POPE (HABEMUS PAPAM, Italy, 2011) This year at Cannes Nanni Moretti’s latest film, HEBEMUS PAPAM, screened in competition. Tonight on July 26th, 2011, the film will screen at the 17th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF). Nanni Moretti arrived yesterday in Sarajevo to present his film.The film is about a new pope (played by Michel Piccoli) who decides he cannot take the colossal responsibility of his new public role and ends up seeking psychological help to come to terms with his private pas...
Film Life, Inc., celebrated the success of its 15th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), wrapping in Miami, July 9. A new record of over 5,000 attendees was set and the festival showcased 30 films drawing a diversity of global brands and companies dedicated to supporting independent films. The 2011 sponsorship lineup proved that ABFF is a valued marketing platform reaching influential consumers and top industry executives. The festival created an incomparable on-site experience aligned ...
“Mossadegh” is competing in the Student Film category for ÉCU 2012. Set in Iran in 1959, the film follows ex-Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh living under house arrest and suffering from a life-threatening condition. Mossadegh must decide whether or not to trust a brilliant American physician that is sent to treat him.
The German director Andreas Dresen and his longtime producer Peter Rommel will be
honoured on October 1st, 2011 during the 19th edition of Filmfest Hamburg with the
Douglas-Sirk-Award. This award is given each year to a personality who has
rendered outstanding services to film culture.
Filmfest director Albert Wiederspiel says,“ This is the first time Filmfest Hamburg has decided to honour filmmakers from Germany. We wanted to emphasize and reward an outstanding and continuous partn...
Director: Laurence Fauvet.
Thomas Dupont has an idea. He keeps rehearsing it, hesitates, takes in in hand, and writes. He asks for the opinion of his circle of acquaintances, conquered. He knocks in doors and, not without setbacks, finally obtains meeting The Big Boss du Cinéma. For questions of limitation of budget, this one asks him to cut expensive scenes. Thomas applies to his spot but his story has more neither tail nor head and does not interest any more nobody. He decides to appeal to his network of the big family of the cinema. Finally only, he realizes in auto production his film spectacular with the means of the edge … He subjects his product finished to the Big Boss du Cinéma who blames him for his quite low-budget!
Aaron Hose at AIFF 2011 Last year one of the films to premier at the inaugural Aruba International Film Festival was Aruba native director Aaron Hose’s award-winning documentary film VOICES IN THE CLOUDS (2010). This year Hose acted as director of the Caribbean Spotlight Series (CSS) for the 2nd annual AIFF. When I asked Aaron what that was like he said, ‘it was a great learning experience that I hope to repeat next year’. Aaron’s film VOICES IN THE CLOUDS is a poignant...
Aaron Hose at AIFF 2011 Last year one of the films to premier at the inaugural Aruba International Film Festival was Aruba native director Aaron Hose’s award-winning documentary film VOICES IN THE CLOUDS (2010). This year Hose acted as director of the Caribbean Spotlight Series (CSS) for the 2nd annual AIFF. When I asked Aaron what that was like he said, ‘it was a great learning experience that I hope to repeat next year’. Aaron’s film VOICES IN THE CLOUDS is a poignant l...
Today the Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by the Los Angeles Times and supported by L.A. LIVE, announced the jury and audience award winners for the 2011 Festival at the Awards Brunch, sponsored and hosted by CHAYA Downtown for the second year, and sponsored by Dove® Hair Care. Allison Janney and John C. Reilly were on hand to present the awards. The Los Angeles Film Festival ran from Thursday, June 16 to Sunday, June 26 in downtown Los Angeles. "David, Doug and the team continue to raise ...
This August will mark the 20th Chichester International Film Festival, the biggest and most prestigious of its kind on the South Coast. Running from August 18 to September 4, 2011, the festival promises to bring cinema enthusiasts 18 days plus two separate pre-festival open air screenings crammed with premieres, special events and a shoalful of guests to celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary.Over the last five years past premieres – English or UK firsts – previews, and new releases at ...
Actress Prakriti Maduro, Aruba Festival Director Claudio Masenza and Festival Producer Giuseppe Cioccarelli at the 2nd annual Aruba Film Festival 2011 on night of Aruba premier for HABANA EVA (2010).Stay tuned with a one on one interview with Prakriti coming soon!photo by Vanessa McMahon
Actress Prakriti Maduro, Aruba Festival Director Claudio Masenza and Festival Producer Giuseppe Cioccarelli at the 2nd annual Aruba Film Festival 2011 on night of Aruba premier for HABANA EVA (2010).Stay tuned with a one on one interview with Prakriti coming soon!photo by Vanessa McMahon
Actress Prakriti Maduro and Aruba Festival Director Claudio Masenza at the 2nd annual Aruba Film Festival 2011 on night of Aruba premier for HABANA EVA (2010).Stay tuned with a one on one interview with Prakriti coming soon!photo by Vanessa McMahon
Actress Prakriti Maduro and Aruba Festival Director Claudio Masenza at the 2nd annual Aruba Film Festival 2011 on night of Aruba premier for HABANA EVA (2010).Stay tuned with a one on one interview with Prakriti coming soon!photo by Vanessa McMahon
Actress Prakriti Maduro and Aruba Festival Director Claudio Masenza at the 2nd annual Aruba Film Festival 2011 on night of Aruba premier for HABANA EVA (2010).Stay tuned with a one on one interview with Prakriti coming soon!photo by Vanessa McMahon
actress Barbara Mori
I spoke with the luminous Uruguayan/Mexican actress Barbara Mori on her way up the red carpet during the Aruba International Film Festival the night of her Aruba premier of the Hollywood/Bollywood film KITES (2010/1). She approached me and greeted me with a kiss.
ME: Oh, I get a kiss. So sweet! Hi Barbara, I'm Vanessa with filmfestivals.com. Can you tell us a little bit about your film KITES and how it is to be here? I mean, you're Uruguay born and now a Mexic...
actress Barbara Mori I spoke with the luminous Uruguayan/Mexican actress Barbara Mori on her way up the red carpet during the Aruba International Film Festival the night of her Aruba premier of the Hollywood/Bollywood film KITES (2010/1). She approached me and greeted me with a kiss. ME: Oh, I get a kiss. So sweet! Hi Barbara, I'm Vanessa with filmfestivals.com. Can you tell us a little bit about your film KITES and how it is to be here? I mean, you're Uruguay born and now a Mexican actress and...
Actress Barbara Mori graced the red carpet at the 2nd annual Aruba Film Festival AIFF for the premier of her film KITES (2010/1), a Hollywood/Bollywood film to a sold out audience. Barbara Mori and Vanessa McMahon after interview at Hyatt Grand in Aruba
Actress Barbara Mori graced the red carpet at the 2nd annual Aruba Film Festival AIFF for the premier of her film KITES (2010/1), a Hollywood/Bollywood film to a sold out audience. photo by Vanessa McMahon